BACKGROUND Periodontitis is common in adults and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of adult death in the world. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between CVD and periodontitis. METHODS Sixty patients with myocardial infarction (MI) as case and 63 subjects with periodontitis without MI as control were studied. Periodontitis was assessed according to Ramfjor...

Periodontal disease can be more efficiently studied within a homogeneous population where genetic influences and lifestyles are similar enough to negative their effect on the disease process. This study focuses on an Amish population in southern Michigan who isolate themselves from outside influences and their non-Amish neighbors. A total of 425 Amish and 290 non-Amish were contacted resulting ...

Few population-based cohort studies have been established in Dentistry and this is especially true for Latin America. We conducted a population-based prospective study focusing on oral health in Porto Alegre, south Brazil, and herein we describe its methodology and discuss directions for further research. The cohort was established in 2001 using a multistage probability sample of 1,465 toothed ...

Periodontal disease affects a large percentage of the human population. Resorption of the alveolar bone of the jaw is a pivotal sequela of periodontal disease, because this bone is the attachment site for the periodontal ligaments that anchor the teeth. Using a murine model in which alveolar bone loss is induced by oral infection with Porphyromonas gingivalis, a gram-negative bacterium associat...

Traditional clinical measurements such as probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, clinical attachment loss; plaque index and radiographs used for periodontal diagnosis are often of limited usefulness as they are indicators of previous periodontal disease rather than present disease activity. A literature search was carried out to find out all the available tests that indicate periodontal dis...

Most of what we learned about periodontal disease in dental colleges is largely outdated. The old calculus-based theory of periodontal disease has been replaced by a newer paradigm, one derived from microbiological & immunological studies that compel us to rethink the traditional "notched metal stick" approach developed in the 1900's. Presently, the diagnosis & classification of periodontal dis...

The available passive mode of periodontal infections in mice requires high efficiency of bacterial attachment and invasiveness and is not always suitable to test the pathogenicity of genetically engineered mutant strains. We developed an active mode of oral infection, using microinjection in the marginal gingiva of mice, to test the pathogenicity of a genetically engineered Treponema denticola ...

Periodontitis is one of the most common oral infections induced by bacteria and bacterial products of dental plaque and is characterized by inflammatory destruction of tooth supporting connective tissues and alveolar bone. Recently, an association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease has received considerable attention. The present study was carried out to assess the possible mechan...

INTRODUCTION Gingival recession is an unsightly condition due to root exposure. It can lead to dental hypersensitivity, root caries, and tooth loss. OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of different clinical and periodontal parameters on the severity of gingival recession evaluated at four periods: initial, 6, 12, and 18 months of follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty patients with gingival...

f As the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) strives to increase objectivity in certification and recertification examinations, it has developed new testing instruments and established a standard protocol of examiner calibration. Although the board has historically required the highest quality of diagnostic records, its intent to effectively evaluate the pretreatment and posttreatment periodon...